The following recommendations are provided for informational purposes only. The list is not meant to be comprehensive, nor is it an endorsement of provided recommendations.
Anger
Letting Go Of Anger: the Eleven Most Common Anger Styles and What To Do About Them by John Vredevelt and Pam Vredevelt
What’s Good About Anger? by Ted Griffin and Lynette Hoy
Business
Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Marriage & Relationships
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
Men
Eating Well for Optimum Health by Dr. Andrew Weil
The Five Love Languages: Men’s Edition: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help by Jackson Katz
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
Where Do Daddies Come From? A Pregnancy Guide for Men by Steve Cummins
Mental Health
The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating by Kiera Van Gelder
The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May
Mindfulness & Meditation
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl, PhD and Elisha Goldstein PhD
The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems by Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Miscellaneous
Cows Can Be Purple by Sadie E. Dreikurs
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill by Robert Whitaker
Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero by Mike Veny
Motivation & Inspiration
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV
The Gift by Hafez
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Panda Planner by Michael Leip
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Parenting & Children
Children: The Challenge by Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Soltz
Dibs in Search of Self by Virginia M. Axline
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety by Tamar E. Chansky
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Stress Free Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Build Self-Esteem, Manage Stress, and Reduce Anxiety in Children by Lori Lite
Philosophy
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality by Brad Warner
Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Tao Of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Psychology & Counseling
On Becoming A Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy by Carl R. Rogers
Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology by Bonnie Badenoch
Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz
Existential Psychology by Irvin D. Yalom
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD
Poetic Medicine by John Fox
The Science of Living by Alfred Adler
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